Self-reported physician-diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and spirometry patterns in Vietnam Era US Army Chemical Corps veterans: A retrospective cohort study.

Yasmin S Cypel Stella E HinesVictoria J DaveyStephanie M EberAaron I Schneiderman

Published in: American journal of industrial medicine (2018)

A significant association was found between herbicide exposure and self-reported physician-diagnosed COPD but not when COPD diagnosis was based on spirometry.

Keyphrases

lung function
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
primary care
emergency department
cystic fibrosis
air pollution